Carried by friendsMark 2:1-12Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What do the four friends do, whose faith does Jesus see, and what does he deal with first?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Who has carried you when you could not walk — and have you thanked them?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • Whose "roof" will you tear off this week to get them help?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Who needs carrying right now, and who will you ask to help you carry them?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).